Food Policy in the United States An Introduction

Name: Food Policy in the United States An Introduction
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ISBN: 9781849714297

ISBN-10: 1849714290

ISBN-13: 9781849714297

Edition: 2013

Authors: Parke Wilde

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This book provides a broad introductory textbook on food policies in the United States. The chapters cover the agriculture sector, food and beverage manufacturing, food retail and restaurants, and federal food assistance programs for the poor, as well as US policy on international trade in food and food products.While the tone is less polemical than other popular books, it is more lively and contemporary than traditional textbooks of agricultural and food economics. It assumes that the reader's concern is not just the economic interests of farmers, but also includes nutrition, sustainable agriculture, the environment and food security. The author gives accessible explanations of real-world…

Book details

List price: $25.82
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 3/18/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Parke Wilde is Associate Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, USA. He has a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University and is past secretary and chair of the Food Safety and Nutrition Section of the American Agricultural Economics Association. For several years he has run a highly-respected blog on 'US Food Policy: a Public Interest Perspective'.